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Gems of Wisdom for 218a project
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Wiring everything properly help speed the
debugging
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C32 could fail
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Try to integrate everything as soon as
possible
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Solenoid and motor could draw large current
from the power supply, which could cause other actuators
to stop operating
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Solenoid should not be activated for a long
time (not design for passing current for a long
time), could either pulse it or turn on for a short
period of time. Else, one could
burn the solenoid coil (we burnt 3!)
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When debugging, everything could happen, do
not assume anything
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Glue gun, burnt motor, and burnt solenoid are
hot!
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Work during Thanksgiving
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Be careful with 13V DC power supply, it could
damage your 5V rated motor
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Try to get the game up and running couple of days
before the presentation, to have time to find and fix the bugssssss
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Finish the frame design as early
as possible. It will be a huge
obstruction if you need another laser cam work after Thanksgiving break
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Design the game to suit
general people. We sized our
machine according to the team members, but it turn out to be
too high for general people. Take
the height of the table in room 556 into account and be prepared for when
small kids want to play the game
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